Our immortals: Thomas Hardy finds evidence of canker in the fields of asphode.

Primary Artist

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Title

Our immortals: Thomas Hardy finds evidence of canker in the fields of asphode.

Date made

about 1928

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in black ink with light plate tone, from one plate

Matrix size

19.3 x 14.5 cm (plate-mark)

Subject description

Satirical scene of the writer Thomas Hardy in the Elysian fields, showing a diseased flower to another poet.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

31372

Creators

Dyson, Will. | (1880–1938) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

08 Aug 2025

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 77.42

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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Collection

Art Gallery of New South Wales | DA4.1963

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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